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Stand by the Significant Step Ahead in the Struggle for Democratisationand Social Inclusion in JNU! Unite for the Struggles Ahead!.

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AISA congratulates the student community for their massive and spirited participation in JNUSU's agitation for greater.

democratisation and inclusion of JNU's academics. 'JVhether it was the indefinite hunger str.

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ike, or protest demonstrations or the public meeting with teachers. students spiritedly responded to each of JNUSU's calls-reiterating and strengtheningthe spirit of JNU's student movement. .

As a result of our movement, the JNU administration has been forced to initiate the process of changing JNU's.

long-established viva policy by constituting a committee to look into the issue of reduction of weightage of viva marks.

in JNU's entrance. More importantly, JNUSlfttndJNUTA will be represented in this committee, and the committee.

will be tjme-bound. This is a crucial step forward on an extremely critical policy issue-and the student community will.

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have to remainvigilant to ensure that the administration doesnot dilly-daUy in any manner. The proponents ofstatus-quo.

tried their level best to stall the demand in the AC meeting. However, they miserably failed to hold on to their.

ground in the face ofthe serious background work placed by JNUSU both in terms of data analysis and arguments.

which had effectively pinned down the discriminatory biases embedded in our viva-system. Progressive sections.

of the faculty tn the AC too endorsed JNUSU's position. We appeaf to the student community to provide all possible.

inputs to the JNUSU on the issue so that its intervention isstrengthened in every manner in the review process of the viva-.

policy. .

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The administration has agreed to start the process of ensuring a barrier-free campus for differently-abled students. and.

increase the amount of readers'/escorts allowance at par \Nith the UGC rate. Also, the JNU admini.

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stration and the AC.

has in principle agreed on JNUSU's demand for enhancing the MCM and extension of time period of the UGC.

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non-NET scholarships and has promised to these a part of JNU'.

s proposals for the 12th Plan. The admtssions.

committee has also been entrusted with the task of updating the quartile list and expanding the scope of recognsion of.

madarsas. .

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In another significant victory, Prof. Menon committee report-which is a bundle of highly dubious, undemocratic, anti-.

student proposals for changing JNU's existing ordinances~ was referredback by the Academic Council in the face of.

robust and written objection by the JNUSU. Also, the earl'ier decision of the JNU administration to do away with the.

integrated nature of the BAJMA programme in SL will be re-opened in the BoS of the school for review and further.

discussion. .

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At a time when across the country there are attempts to curb democratic spaces of dissent and protest, when privatisation.

and commercialisation of higher education is becoming the rule rather than the exception, JNU students have once again.

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made a set of informed and active intervention in the decision-making processes of their university-they are asserting that.

they 'Nill have a say when the administration decidesfund allocation for the university, when changes inacademic programmes.

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are made and when policies that affect their future are decided so that the vision of a democratic and socially inclusive JNU.

is strengthened. · .

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Oppose the Directive of User Charges for Electricity in Mahanadi Hostel! .

Even as we areactively involved in a struagle for greater democratisation and inclusion of academics in JNU: the administration.

yet again tried to commercialise campus spaces and facilities. On March 12th 2012, the students of Mahanadi hostel were.

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told that they woutd have to pay user chargesfor electricity. AISAstrongly opposes this move ofthe JNU administration-itis completely unacceptable to the studentcommunity that such blatant commercialisation takes place. After ·a historic movement in 2009, the JNU admini.

stration had agreed that no user charges would be taken from students-andthis time around too, any such moves will be robustly opposed..

D~ri.ng this semester itsetf, JNU st~dents have time and aga.in participated in movements and democratic processes. 'vVe.

first fought a long battle against all odds to restore the JNUSU elections, then we had a lively and democratic electioncampaign and JNUSU elections. And almost immediately after JNUSU came into office, JNU students were involved inanother movement to defend the idea of a democratic and inclusive campus. Time and again, JNU students have shown ·thatdespite academic pressures, they will continue to parJicipate andstrengthen the student movement..

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Againstthe Intensifying Police Repression on Crackdown in Koodankulam! Stop a ~~Nuclear.

.Villagers andActivists Resisting Disastrous Nandigram" fron1 happening at Koodankulam!.

Koodankulam Nu_clear PrtJject! · .

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Stand.in Solidarity with the Ongoing MovementAg"a{nsi.

Demanding Release ofAllProtestors andLeaders and -us-Sponsored Nuclear Overdrive in Koondanku{am,.

. Withdrwal OfTaf!1il Nadq Cabinet Resol~tion Giving . -.

Jaitapur, Fatehabad.... ·Go Ahead for the Koodan~u/am Project! .

KoodtH1kulam is under ...,jege. Tht> Tamil Nadu Go\ernmcnt..

Join JNUSU's Urgent Call for United. . soon art~r b)-pnll s in f'1car b_: ,')anknrankl'il tool-.. pJ~c~ on.

Protest Demo .

Nlarch 18. ch;1nged it:-; tune on tile nuc len r proj ec t..

at Tamil Nadu Bhawan, 22 March, 11am .

A nn ouncing_ n C:1bir1c..: t dccisi{'fl to ~ommission the.

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Assemble at Ganga Dhaba at 10.30am .

Kt) ndanl-..ulam pn1jcct "ithout furt her dela) , the TNResiM L'J~. J and Ti11nil Nudu (/oteriiJJU! Ill \ Lerlwl Design to (It'\ LTrHllL'nl nb,mdLHh:d it" pt,slure of ·'sharing. the people'sFoiM Koodankulam Sudear P/11111 On l ocal people l\ing Ct)nccr11...,.. nbout the pn~jl·~(' ~akt:. and has (\lll1l'lltlCCd thatI /J (! .lfiJ.:" I o.rState Rep 1'1! ' ' i(} 11 ·' P.T.(). .

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